
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Whether they're starting clinicals in their first semester as undergrads or helping patients through research and care, the members of ºÚÁϳԹÏ꿉۪s work together and across disciplines to drive positive impact in world-class hospital systems and our surrounding communities. Follow along with the latest news from one of the nation’s top nursing schools.

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Nursing’s Susan Painter offers intentional support to combat unintentional overdoses
Since the nation’s opioid crisis began in the 1990s, unintentional overdose deaths have claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Americans annually. And through the years, Susan Painter has seen the heartbreak—and insufficient support for families and healthcare providers grieving these deaths…

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Research Brief: Meet a nursing professor improving the final moments for cancer patients and their caregivers.
Recent News
March 27, 2023
Nearly 50% of women skip preventative health appointments—here are the checkups to prioritize
From Health: Mary Franklin, assistant professor and director of the Nurse Midwifery Program at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, discussed the importance of routine and preventative health examinatio...
March 20, 2023
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø again ranked as a top school of nursing for research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The School of Nursing received $4.6 million from the NIH and ranked 16th nationally for schools of nursing for the...
March 17, 2023
Four faculty members of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing recently traveled to Thailand for the 5th International Conference on Prevention and Management of Chronic Conditions: Nursing Innovation in the Next Era.
The conference is held every four years and this was the first time represent...
March 13, 2023
In this The Conversation article, Elizabeth Damato, associate professor of nursing, discusses the negative health effects of daylight savings time and what happens when your body doesn't get enough sleep.
On Sunday in (most) of the United States, we again advanced the time on our clocks by one hour...

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March 13, 2023
The Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy and the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship will team up for a discussion with esteemed presenters Shanina Knighton and Margaret Fitzgerald, who will explore their experiences and share how they used intuition as a key part of their career decision...
March 10, 2023
In late February, students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program collaborated with Masters of Engineering and Management students from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Engineering on an engineering course project that seeks to develop a product or process that could reduce retai...

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March 09, 2023
A new partnership between the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship and Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy created the new Executive-in-Residence Program, which brings together senior nurse executives, entrepreneurs and the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community.
The program maximize...

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February 24, 2023
Dalton Noakes is a survivor.
While studying business at The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, Noakes noticed a small lump near his clavicle. Only 19 years old at the time, he saw a nurse practitioner who immediately sent him to the emergency room for further screening.
Devastating news...
February 15, 2023
In this self.com article, Shanina Knighton, PhD, RN, CIC, associate research professor at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and executive director at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control, talks about how sleep is one key factor in keeping your immune system in tip-top shape.
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February 10, 2023
The Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Program at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is proud to welcome the third cohort of the Coldiron Senior Nurse Executive Fellowship Program.
During a private conference held in Palm Springs, California, in January, the 16 fellows officially began ...